23 OCTOBER 1993, page 15

I See No Ships

Anne Applebaum on how the British defence industry could be thrown a lifeline by South Africa IMAGINE THAT a Russian mining com- pany has suddenly announced its desire to......

One Hundred Years Ago

SPARROWS Sir, — Your correspondent, "F.C.," in the Spectator of August 26th, refers to the singular fancy which sparrows occa- sionally betray for admiring themselves in a......